Automotodróm Slovakia Ring
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| Location | Orechová Potôň, Slovakia |
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| Architect | Hans Roth[1] |
| Major events | FIA GT1 World Championship FIA GT3 European Championship FIA World Touring Car Championship ADAC GT Masters EuroBOSS Series |
| Length | 5.922 km (3.680 mi) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Lap record | 01:41.600 (Sam Bird, ISR Racing, 2012) |
Automotodróm Slovakia Ring is a motor racing circuit in Orechová Potôň, Dunajská Streda District in Slovakia, approximately 30 km away from Bratislava Airport. It was built between 2008 and 2009.[2] Sam Bird set the current track record on September 5, 2012, during a testing session. He completed a lap in 01:41.600 in his Dallara T12 of Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2012) prepared by ISR Racing.[3]
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Description
New Zealand race car driver Matt Halliday suggested that the rear engine Porsches struggled with Slovakia Ring's long radius corners with much less front aerodynamics than the other cars.[4] A major feature of the circuit is a prominent hump on one of the straights that causes some cars to fly with the front wheels off the ground. Only one car has flipped over entirely and crashed after going over the hump at a high speed.[citation needed] Prior to start of the 2014 season the hump between turns 2 and 3 was rebuilt.
Major events
FIA GT3 European Championship
On August 21, 2011, the track hosted the fifth round of the 2011 FIA GT3 European Championship season. Winners of the two 29-lap races were Dominik Baumann and Brice Bosi in the first, and Philippe Giauque and Mike Parisy in the second, both teams driving in Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Lots of cars flew on second hill. [5]
FIA World Touring Car Championship
On February 6, 2012, it was announced that Slovakia Ring will replace the Argentina race in the 2012 World Touring Car Championship calendar.[6] The event took place on April 29, 2012, with Gabriele Tarquini winning the first race in a SEAT León and Robert Huff the second race in a Chevrolet Cruze.[7]
It also hosted the Race of Slovakia in the following 2013 World Touring Car Championship calendar. The event took place on April 28, 2013, with Gabriele Tarquini winning the first race in a Honda Civic, and Tom Coronel the second race in BMW 320 TC.[8]
The race was featured again as the fourth round of the 2014 World Touring Car Championship season, which took place on May 11, 2014.[9]
FIA GT1 World Championship
On June 10, 2012, the track hosted the fourth round of the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season.[10] The winners of the qualifying race were Filip Salaquarda and Toni Vilander in a Ferrari 458 Italia GT3, and the winners of the championship race were Michael Bartels and Yelmer Buurman in a BMW Z4 GT3.
FIA GT Series
On August 18, 2013, the track hosted the fourth round of the 2013 FIA GT Series season.[11]
ADAC GT Masters
On September 14 and 15, 2013, the track hosted the seventh round of the 2013 ADAC GT Masters season.
Between August 8 and 10, 2014, the track hosted the fifth round of the 2014 ADAC GT Masters season.[12][13]
Acceleration 2014
Between 4 and 6 July 2014, the Slovakia Ring hosted the fifth weekend of Acceleration 2014, a series of festivals combining top class car and bike racing with music and entertainment.
Blancpain Sprint Series
On August 24, 2014, the track hosted the fourth round of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series season, the successor of the FIA GT Series.[14]
Parameters
- Track length: 5,922 m
- Track width: 12 m
- Finishing point length: 900 m
- Finishing point width: 20 m
- Accelerating testing track length: 1,144 m
- Accelerating testing track width: 20 m
References
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- ↑ http://www.adac-gt-masters.de/uk/rennen/
- ↑ http://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/calendar
External links
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